Little League program expands with volunteer staff and new league tiers
The YMCA linked committee announces a summer Little League overhaul with all-volunteer workers, a major and minor league split after tryouts, and four to five teams per level. Sponsoring groups include National Bank of Washington Rotary Kiwanis Y's Men Hy-Vee State Bank Lions and Moorman Feed. Ages 9-12 total 125 signed. signups at the YMCA by April 18 with a $2 fee. ages 13-15 under the Tri-County Baseball Association with a $4 fee.
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YMCA
Park Board
National Bank of Washington
Rotary
Kiwanis
Y's Men
Hy-Vee
Washington
State Bank
Lions
Moorman
Phil Ahrens
Ron Crawford
Phil Crossett
Don Dickinson
Brighton
Doug Dunlap
Dick Gipple
Bill Hennigan
Dick Hotle
Ike Maggert
Ken Neil
Jerry Ridley
Bob Ruppert
Walt Schneider
George van Houten
Little League
Tri-County Baseball Association
Penguins Blues win ing floor hockey
The Penguins edged the Flyers 2 1 in a third and fourth grade floor hockey game at the YMCA. Jon Bell scored twice for the Penguins, while Joe Hennigan had the Flyers lone goal. The Blues won a game from the Seals by forfeit.
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Penguins
Flyers
YMCA
Jon Bell
Joe Hennigan
Flyer
Blues
Seals
Towa bankers oppose rollback of prices
Iowa Bankers Association asks all Iowa lawmakers to oppose returning price levels to January, arguing it would cause losses for farmers and small businesses that bought materials at higher prices. John Chrystal, IA Savings Bank, says the plan under HR 6168 is impractical and harmful, though inflation must be curbed.
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Iowa
Iowa Bankers Association
John Chrystal
Iowa Savings Bank of
Coon Rapids
Aaron’s first homer of year boosts Braves over Padres
Henry Aaron in his 19th Braves season hits his 674th career homer, driving in an 8-1 win as Atlanta pummels San Diego. Gentry earns first victory. Aaron note: weather may affect homers early. Also notes other MLB results from baseball wrap.
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Henry Aaron
Braves
Atlanta
San Diego Padres
Aaron
Babe Ruth
Rich Troedson
Gary Gentry
Gentry
New York Mets
Dave Johnson
Baltimore Orioles
Darrell Evans
San Francisco
Houston
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
New York
St Louis
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Detroit
Oakland
Kansas City
Texas
California
Minnesota
Cleveland
Boston
Milwaukee
Willie McCovey
Giants
Astros
McCovey
Mike Cosgrove
Chris Speier
Jim Wynn
John Edwards
Ed Goodson
Reds
Tony Perez
Cesar Geronimo
Dodgers
Don Gullett
Don Sutton
Felix Millan
John Milner
Mets
Milner
Millan
Celtics rally for playoff win over Hawks in opener
Celtics edge Hawks 108 101 to take 1 0 lead in best of seven as Havlicek and Cowens fuel late surge. White and Silas contribute key plays while Maravich seals late points. series shifts to Atlanta with Boston aiming at semifinals against the Knicks.
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Tom Goff
Boston
UPI
Boston Celtics
Atlanta Hawks
Celtic
John Havlicek
Havlicek
Paul Silas
Dave Cowens
Silas
Hawks
Atlanta
Celtics
Jo Jo White
Cowens
Pete” Maravich
White
Don Nelson
New York Knickerbockers
NBA
Milwaukee
Golden State
Oakland
Chicago
Los Angeles
Bowling Scores Reported For Falk Hy Vee Matchups
Falk totals 2590 in team series to Hy Vee 2372 with team games 900 and 879. Individual highlights include Warren Otterberg 576 in series and 228 in a game, Bob Anderson 549, Harry Suter 214.
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Rage
Falk
Hy-Vee
Warren Otterberg
Bob Anderson
Harry Suter
Women golfers open richest tournament at Mission Hills
Palm Springs California. Forty nine top women pros tee off in the Colgate Dinah Shore Winners Circle at Mission Hills Country Club with a record $25 000 prize for the winner and a total purse of $139 000. Defending champion Jane Blair leads a star field including Kathy Whitworth Carol Mann Betsy Cullen Marlene Hagge and Patty Berg as the event marks another major in women's golf.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Mission Hills Country Club
Jane Blair
Blalock
LPGA
Kathy Whitworth
Carol Mann
Betsy Cullen
Marlene Hagge
Patty Berg
Bowling CORN KING LEAGUE Results and standings
The Corn King League held a midweek bowling clash with teams Mellinger Furnace Farm Service Twinks Hanson Concrete Payne TV Pepsi Cola Farm Bureau Gibson Discount and others. Results show Pepsi Cola zero Payne TV four Mellingers one Hanson Concrete three Gibson Discount zero Farm Service four Farm Bureau three Twinks one. High series by Farm Bureau 2622 and Farm Service 2751 with top games 989 and 967. Del Dalrymple led with a 583 series and a 209 game while Don Neff had 570 and Maurice Crawford 205.
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Corn King League
Mellinger Furnace
Farm Service
Ah Twinks
Hanson Concrete
Payne TV
Pepsi Cola Iiteg
Farm Bureau
Gibson Discount
Pepsi Cola
Payne
del Dalrymple
Maurice Crawford
The Cage at Parsons College opens April 20
Rick Cluchey wrote The Cage inside San Quentin over 12 years of imprisonment. The 80 minute one act play is performed by ex convicts at Fry Thomas Fieldhouse. Tickets cost 50 cents for students and $2 for adults. The piece depicts prison life without calling for reform.
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Fairfield
San Quentin
Rick Cluchey
Fry.Thomas Fieldhouse
Parsons College
Baez Named Washington Boy of the Year
Gil bert Baez, 17, of Philadelphia, named Wednesday Boy of the Year by the Boys Clubs of America. He works part time to support his family, is president of his Olney High School class, and holds seven varsity letters in athletics. He received a $4,000 check.
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Baez
Washington
UPI
Gilbert Baez
Philadelphia
Boys Clubs of America
Olney
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Fareway
Hill's Barber Shop
V.F.W. Post
Wilson Concrete
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Hill's
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V.F
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East
Women Golfers Open
Joyce Kazmierski
Shirley Englehorn
Althea Gibson Darden
Ruth Jessen
Joanne Carner
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Donna Caponi Young
Mission Hills
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Washington Evening Journal
United Press International
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